McAleese & Associates will host the 16th Annual Defense Programs Conference on March 18 at the Grand Ballroom of Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia.
DPC25
The 2025 edition of McAleese’s Defense Programs Conference will bring together top Department of Defense leaders, policymakers and industry experts to discuss the top defense priorities and strategy and the future of defense technology and innovation.
The event will provide participants an opportunity to gain valuable insights into the current administration’s positions on international security matters, including the war between Ukraine and Russia and the threat posed by China.
DPC25 will also touch on the potential influence of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, on DOD’s modernization priorities.
Register here for the event.
Defense Programs Conference Speakers
This year’s speakers include Wash100 Award winners Gen. Michael Guetlein, vice chief of space operations within the U.S. Space Force; Lt. Gen. Heath Collins, director of the Missile Defense Agency; and Gen. Anthony Cotton, commander of U.S. Strategic Command.
Attendees will also hear from industry leaders as part of the event’s Defense Disruptors Panel. Wash100 awardees L3Harris Technologies Chair and CEO Christopher Kubasik and Christian Brose, president and chief strategy officer of Anduril Industries are among the industry executives that will be part of the panel discussion.
Defense Industry Analyst
Founded in 1992 by Jim McAleese, consulting firm McAleese & Associates is focused on helping government contracting companies strengthen relations with DOD and other federal agencies.
The firm’s owner and one of its principals, Jim McAleese, is a three-time Wash100 awardee and an expert defense industry analyst and strategist. He provides an intimate analysis of top defense priorities, DOD budget cycle, programmatic issues, acquisition, industrial policy and the defense industrial base.
“Jim McAleese has the well-deserved reputation for always providing industry leading events, the most timely industry information and a world class lineup of speakers,” said Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic and founder of the Wash100 Award.
“If you want the latest information on how DOGE will be affecting the Pentagon. You should probably ask the people that spend every day there, at the executive level,” Garrettson added.
Visit McAleese.com to register and view the full list of speakers at the event.
